Monday, 3 December 2012

[Ladies and gentlemen! Though I am truly ashamed to ask so banal a question, do you believe in the existence of vampires?]

[Ah, my humblest apologies. Perhaps I should have begun with an
introduction. I am Gerhard von Valstein, a vampire upon whom was
bestowed the noble title of ‘viscount’ and lordship over this Island of
Growerth. But let us prolong these formalities no more. Allow me to
instead relay to you the tale of a certain commotion that took place on
this island. …Please, I implore you to lend me your ears, that I may
stave off my boredom.]

[And whether or not you believe in my existence, my inhumanity is clear as day, is it not? After all, this body of mine—]